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How to get fromZwolle to Sofiaby train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 12 ways to get from Zwolle to Sofia by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Zwolle to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane AMS - SOF
    6h 32m
    $124–348

  2. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Zwolle to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    3. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane EIN - SOF
    7h 52m
    $71–409

  3. Train, bus via Berlin

    1. Take the train from Zwolle to Hengelotrain train
    2. Take the train from Hengelo to Berlin Hbftrain train 77
    3. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hbftrain train Rj
    4. Take the bus from Dresden to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    29h 26m
    $167–386

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain train
    4. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    5. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain night train
    6. Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain train Ic / ...
    42h 30m
    $428–791

  5. Drive  2,013.5 km

    1. Drive from Zwolle to Sofiacar car 2,013.5 km
    19h 45m
    $415–600

  6. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane CGN - SOF
    8h 50m
    $96–409

  7. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Zwolle to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BRU - SOF
    8h 29m
    $137–424

  8. Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Zwolle to Hengelotrain train
    2. Take the train from Hengelo to Rheinetrain train
    3. Take the train from Rheine to Holzwickedetrain train
    4. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane DTM - SOF
    9h 1m

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Zwolle to Enschedetrain train
    2. Take the train from Enschede to Dortmund Hbftrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train Re
    4. Take the bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    34h 14m
    $164–343

  10. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Zwolle to Hengelotrain train
    2. Take the train from Hengelo to Bremen Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the bus from Bremen Bürgermeister-Smidt-Strasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    34h 54m
    $324–367

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Zwolle, Katwolderplein/Centrum to Apeldoorn, Stationbus bus 210 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Apeldoorn train station to Hanover central bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Hannover to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    35h 51m
    $123–185

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Zwolle to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar car
    23h 56m
    $359–505

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar50Weekly Planes
Duration4h 52mAverage Duration
Ticket$97Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,876.9 km
  • Duration: 6h 32m

What companies run services between Zwolle, Netherlands and Sofia, Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Zwolle, Katwolderplein/Centrum to Sofia Central Bus Station via Apeldoorn, Station, Apeldoorn train station, and Hannover in around 35h 51m.

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